Espresso has higher caffeine by volume, but a cup of coffee does have more than a shot of espresso, yes. My 32oz is just four cups of coffee all in a large container, which I sip over the course of a couple of hours. I understand 4 cups is on the high side, but not unusually so. Adding an additional 2 and a half cups a couple of times a week seems reasonable as well.

But maybe I'm diluting my self?

AngrySquirrel wrote:Anyways, I have this weird thing that I calm down from drinking a minor cup of coffee per hour. It keeps me from babbling and helps me keep my hands still. Is this something anyone else experiences? I'm wondering if it's some sort of placebo-effect, aka I think this will happen if I do this, thus it happens cause I think it. Only, I mainly think coffee is going to wake me up, which it doesn't in a way that I actually notice.

I have heard [citation needed] that some forms of hyperactivity have this effect, where mild stimulants actually cause nervous energy to diminish. Are you ADHD or some variant thereof?

AngrySquirrel wrote:Anyways, I have this weird thing that I calm down from drinking a minor cup of coffee per hour. It keeps me from babbling and helps me keep my hands still. Is this something anyone else experiences? I'm wondering if it's some sort of placebo-effect, aka I think this will happen if I do this, thus it happens cause I think it. Only, I mainly think coffee is going to wake me up, which it doesn't in a way that I actually notice.

I have heard [citation needed] that some forms of hyperactivity have this effect, where mild stimulants actually cause nervous energy to diminish. Are you ADHD or some variant thereof?

I'm weird about coffee. I probably on average drink maybe 4 oz a day or less. I usually have half a cup with a bunch of milk if I'm at the office, often using it as a replacement for a sensible breakfast. Sometimes I'll get iced coffee with cream in if I'm out and about, or a caramel macchiato (and then add more milk to it).

That said, this is more coffee than I used to drink. So uh. Yeah, I'm not a coffee drinker, but I pretend poorly fairly frequently.

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My coffee habits have changes - recently I've started drinking pretty much a cup a day. I don't feel I super need it, nor do I feel it's very helpful to keep me up, but I like it as an activity (making the cup) and the time it takes as a break.

Zohar wrote:My coffee habits have changes - recently I've started drinking pretty much a cup a day. I don't feel I super need it, nor do I feel it's very helpful to keep me up, but I like it as an activity (making the cup) and the time it takes as a break.

This is pretty much one of the reasons I love coffee, the ritual of making it. Most of my paraphernalia is "by hand," ritual as follows:

Put Kettle on the flame, with temp probe in the kettle

Measure out the correct amount of coffee into hand-crank grinder

Grind coffee(takes most of the time for the kettle to get to temp)

Set Pourover on carafe

fold filter so it will sit correctly in pourover, place in pourover (kettle will be at temp by now)

pour water into pourover cone, placed over carafe, to pre-heat whole system and dampen the paper filter

Measure correct amount of hot water into gooseneck kettle

pour out pre-heating water from carafe

put grounds into pourover filter

slowly infuse coffee grounds per proper method (I'm of the "slow spiral starting from the center going out" school of thought)

once fully drained, dispose of filter/grounds

pour from carafe to coffee cup

slip and enjoy

The whole process takes about 7-10 mins, and makes a lovely cup of coffee. I love the control I have over every step in the process, and I drink about 1-2 (10oz) cups a day; one in the morning, one in the evening.

This is my main method of coffee for one or two, but I also have an 8-cup french press if I have people over, as well as a moka pot for "stovetop espresso"

Belial wrote:I am not even in the same country code as "the mood for this shit."

On a work day I drink 2 shot of espresso at home and 3 or 4 cups of drip coffee during the morning. I don't drink coffee in the afternoon, except on Fridays.On a Saturday it depends. I drink 2 to 4 shots of espresso during the morning. If I go to a pub I sleep a bit after dinner and then take 3 cups of espresso before I leave at about 2300.On Sunday I don't drink coffee if I went to the pub on Saturday. My stomach is usually upset and if I go to sleep at 0400 - 0500 I need a reset for my biological clock so I can wake again on 0730 on Monday. If I have not gone to the pub I usually take 1 shot of espresso or so.I react fairly strong to caffeine.

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